It has been just revealed by the BBC that Joe Biden is considering requests to drop the charges against Julian Assange. Check out the latest important details below.
Biden considers dropping Assange charges
BBC notes that US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering Australia’s request to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange.
Recently, the parliament of the country passed a measure endorsed by PM Anthony Albanese, which calls for the return of Assange to his home country, Australia. The United States is seeking Assange’s extradition from the UK on criminal charges related to the disclosure of military records. However, Assange has denied these charges and claims that the leaks were an act of journalism.
🚨BREAKING: Joe Biden has said he is “considering” dropping the charges against Julian Assange, following a request from the Australian government pic.twitter.com/9IyP1zz3Wh
— Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) April 10, 2024
When asked on Wednesday whether he had a response to Australia’s request, Biden said: “We’re considering it.”
Assange, 52, is being held in Belmarsh prison and is fighting his extradition in the UK courts.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, directed at Biden, Assange’s wife said: “Do the right thing. Drop the charges.”
Not too long ago, the UK’s High Court decided that Julian Assange has the right to appeal his extradition to the US. But, on the other hand, they also stated that the fact that the CIA plotted to murder him is irrelevant.
Assange has been incarcerated in Belmarsh Prison for five years due to the crime of publishing information that exposed war crimes. However, this is not about espionage.
The mainstream media also published the same information but has not faced any consequences. This is about suppressing anyone who questions the narrative and publishes information that the government disapproves of or does not benefit from.
BREAKING: Julian Assange has been granted permission to appeal extradition to the US on 3 of 9 grounds: violates right to freedom of expression; may face prejudice on grounds of nationality; US prosecution exposes him to the death penalty #FreeAssangeNOW pic.twitter.com/4mPQEMVtdK
— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) March 26, 2024
It’s also worth noting the fact that the High Court said that the fact that the CIA plotted to murder Assange is irrelevant.
Incredibly, the High Court has refused to admit fresh evidence of CIA plots to kidnap or kill Julian Assange.
The judges say the rationale for kidnapping or killing Assange would be removed if he is extradited, and the evidence is thus not worth consideration.
Read that again. pic.twitter.com/PqwJIg4yAn
— Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) March 26, 2024
Edward Snowden also believed that this is something that is worth mentioning:
Behold the dazzling jurisprudence of the “High Court:”
“We can ignore that the US sought to kill or kidnap this journalist, because hand-delivering him to their dungeons will equally satisfy their outrageously criminal motive, so let’s just pretend it didn’t happen. Brunch?” https://t.co/UHTSHVqjlW
— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 27, 2024
Stay tuned for more important details about the case.